The aim of this call is to increase citizen participation in civic activities. The projects that will be selected will aim at increasing citizen participation in civic activities and in consultations with public decision-making bodies, fostering civic engagement and volunteering, providing and promoting civic and media literacy education, strengthening advocacy on enabling institutional environment for civic engagement.

Size of grants: The amount of €200.000 is the maximum grant amount for large projects, the amount of €80.000 is the maximum grant amount for medium projects and the amount of €5.000 is the maximum grant amount for micro projects funded under this call.

The aforementioned objective shall be achieved through the following indicative project activities:

Development and dissemination of proposals and/or policy papers for legal and/or institutional reforms that will promote citizen involvement in policy-making

Educational activities on media literacy

Educational activities on civic rights and civic participation

Development of initiatives and/ or tools (electronic and others) that enable citizen participation in public discussions and decision-making

The aim of this call is to increase support on Human Rights. The projects that will be selected will aim at strengthening advocacy and raising awareness on human rights issues; monitoring human rights violations and supporting the victims; educating citizens, organisations and civil servants on human rights issues and strengthening collaboration of CSOs with Media in order to promote human rights.

The aforementioned objective shall be achieved through the following indicative project activities:

Advocacy campaigns related to the promotion of human rights

Watchdog initiatives for the defence of human rights

Awareness-raising initiatives to promote respect and understanding around human rights

Partnerships between NGOs and media to raise awareness or tackle specific concerns around human rights and human rights violations

Support to victims of human rights violations, aiming at empowering them and informing them about their rights.

Each supported project shall deliver and report upon at least one output, to be selected from the indicators set for the Programme and quantified according to its nature and objective. For more details, please see the Guidelines for Applicants.

Size of grants: The amount of €300.000 is the maximum grant amount for large projects, the amount of €80.000 is the maximum grant amount for medium projects and the amount of €5.000 is the maximum grant amount for micro projects funded under this call.